The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-09


NJ crater portion of the day Cable was a
trte easier, hut the principal influence came
from tue crop report furnished at New Orleans,
mi eating some reduction in the percentage
ana speaking less encouragingy of the top
crop than anticipated. This alarmed shorts
working on close margins, and created q cover
ing demand on which 50l6 points were secured
A full gain, however, not supported, and at
the close, while the tone appeared steady. it
was at 2ds3 points shading from extreme
figures and buyers evidently less plenty
GALVESTON, Oct. S.-Cotton firm; middling
ll-l6c; net receipts 4,62 bales gross 1921;
sales LIP bales stock 81 1855 bales exports, to
Great Britain o,Ol6 bales
NORFOLK, Oct. s.-Cotton firm middling
&c; net receipts 2176 bales, gross 2.16; sales
= bales; stock 1853 bales; exports, coast
wise l, 1874 bales.
BALTIMORE. Oct s.-Cotton quiet but steady;
middling 3-l6c; net receipts bales, gross 5l4;
sales none; stock 1927 bales; sales to SpinnerS
20 bales; exports, coaStwise 81 bales.
Boston, Oct. S.--Cotton quiet; nIiddling 0lsc;
net receipts POP bales, gross 2O2; sales none;
stock none.
WILMINGTON, Oct s.-Cotton steady; middling
SIC; net receipts l2S bales, gross 3,12S; sales
none; stock 26,46l bales; exports, to Great Bri-
tain $500 bales, coastwlSe "a.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S.-Cotton dull; middling
914c; net receipts none, gross none; stock 1909
New ORLEANS, Oct s.-Cotton firm; mid
ding 13-l6c; net receipts 1882 bales, gross
1892; sales $3.50: stock ll0,4l3 bales; exports,
coastwiSe 2,475 bales.
MOBILE, Oct. S.-Cotton firm; middling
l-l6c; net receipts 2,l20 bales, gross 1880;
sales 1000 bales; stock 12,0l4 bales; exports,
coastwise 800 bales.
MEMPHIS Oct S.-Cotton steady; middling
sac; receipts 4,55S bales; shipments 3,70S;
sales 1850; stock ,273 bales.
AUGUSTA, Oct. S.-Cotton quiet; middling
S5sc; receipts 1860 bales; sales 1,131 bales.
CHARLESTON, Oct. Section steady; middling
8 l1-lGc; net receipts $50 bales, gross $50;
sales 1000: stock as 229 bales; exports, to Great
Britain 3 SCI bales, to the continent 400, coaste
wise 1,760.
NEW YORK, Oct. s.-Consoidated net receipts
for all cotton ports to-day 43, 1872 bales; exports,
to Great Britain 1887 bales, to the continent
800; stock at all American ports 439 $40 bales.
The total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 1,73i 1853 bales of which 1172, 65S bales
are American, against 1887 1872 and 913533
bales, respectively. last year. Receipts at all
interior towns for the week 1853 29S bales. Re-
ceipts from plantations 2S0, pa bales. Crop in
sight, 1,104,59 bales.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
LIVERPOOL, Oct 8, 1880 p. m.-Wheat quiet but
rately. Corn firm; new mixed Western As 716d.
Bacon, long clear ABS I'd; short clear ABS. Lard,
prime Western 33s I'd.
NEW YORK Oct. s, noon.-Flour quiet but
steady. Wheat unchanged. Corn easier, Pork
dull; mess 500@15 25. Lard steady at Sc So.
Old mess pork steady at $14 25@14 So Freights
dull
500 D. m.-Flour. Southern quiet and I'M
ing the entire session; prices were steady at the
outset but afterwards weakened and declined
A@ssc. closing heavy; spot generally firm; No
, red, October delivery 8l40S11%c, November
$40 s214c May SS}4 d.S83sc, closing SS14c. Corn
quiet but firm; options dull, but without quota
bic change; No 2, October delivery 5219c; No
vember 593sc; May $3.50 5316c, closing at 533sc
Oats shade easier but less active; No. ?, Octo-
Der delivery 32H@,33c; November 331sc; No ?,
spot $3.50 33c; mixed Western 3l0134c Coffee,
fair Rio, spot firm at 1870; options about 10
~ firt,, No
delivery II 20Gll7 30c; November II 350117 35c,
May II 30@17 DOC Sugar firm but quiet; refined
firm. Molasses quiet and nominal. Cotton seed
oil quoted at 33c for crude, 42Gl43c for refined.
fleece 26QL34c, pulled 14W32c, Texas 9Gl22c.
Pork dull Beef quiet and unchanged. Hams
steady and quiet Tierced beef dull; city India
mess 14015c. Cut meats duh and weak Mid
dies dull and nominal. Lard shade higher but
very quiet Western steam, on spot So 80 No
vember delivery S. 5906 81, May So IS Freights
steady
CHICAGO Oct. s.-The principal interest on
Change to-day was in the wheat pit The mar
ket was in the hands of the local crowd and the
tactics of Thursday were repeated, with like
success on the part of bears. decline of 1@Gl34c
under hard pounding. November opened at
713sc and sold down to 7055c; December started
at 7256c, the closing point on Friday, and sold at
73c and then down to 1850, reacting TO 7215c
thirty minutes before the close May opened off
point at 1SL1c and declined NC to 1134c. The
lowest prices of the day were reached Just at
the close, Wnen OCTOBER sofa at b936e. November
at 701sc, December at 7214c and May at ;73sc.
Corn was qlieU and little changed. F'luctua-
tionS in futures were not outside of 14c. Re
ceipts were quite liberal-520 cars. There were
few outside orders and business in the pit was
limited. October closed at 4015c, November sold
at 1925 o 4919c; December closed at 42c, and May
sold from 45}sc to 453sc, closing at the outside
Oats were lifeleSs. Values seemed inclined to
be little easier, but limited trading prevented
any essential change. In the provision market
the yellow fever scare in Florida used to
knock October short ribs off 2715c from yester-
days close, but the purchase OF a few small lots
by scalpers caused rally of 15c. Last sales
were 1213c lower than yesterday at So 90 Lard
exhibited considerable firmness and advanced
21ac. October sold at So 47150650 November
at SIS 2713616 32l3 and closed at So 90; January
at Sc 35Gl6 371s. January pork declined DC, but
reacted pig. closing at $l2 2119
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm
and unchanged. Wheat. No. 2 spring $3.50
69Iec; No. red 7134c. Corn, No. 2, 421%c bid.
Oats, No. ., 25isc. Mess pork per barrel, S14.
Lard, per 100 lbs, So 5215d6 So. Short rib sides,
loose, S. 30. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, s. 20
as &c; short clear sides, boxed, 81 1907 IS.
Whisky 81 10.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Opening. Highest Closing